SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Background Singer, Trombone, Electronic Music.ABOUT
Bass player with over 30 years experience of Rock, Heavy Rock and Funk styles, with a little Jazz thrown in.
Find me on soundcloud at https://soundcloud/basexperience
- Screen name:
- basexperience
- Member since:
- Jun 20 2012
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Influences include Stu Hamm, Flea, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, Rocco Prestia, Stuart Zender (I've done a LOT of jamiroquai stuff), Nick Fyffe, Andrew Levy (laid back BNH lines - nice), Cliff Burton (Anaesthesia remains a seminal work), Les Claypool (yes, I can play most of Tommy the Cat), Tony Levin, Billy Sheehan (I can play some of the bass (inc 2-hand tap) from Mr Big and his work with Roth/Vai), Geddy Lee (big fan - learnt a lot of his stuff), Doug Wimbush, Muzz Skillings (I _love_ his living colour stuff), John Entwistle, Sting (Heard the line he did for Duran Duran on fretless? Mental!), John Myung (yes, I can play some Dream Theater tracks from start to finish - Under a Glass Moon is a great workout), John Paul Jones (Lemon Song...great lines!),...
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Basses: 4, 5, 6 string fretted with synth (GR55), 4, 5 string fretless, 4 string acoustic, 4 (rubber) string Ashbory (double bass sound)
Amps: Warwick CCL combo (small gigs), Pro Bass IX 900W biamp head plus 4x10 and 1x15 NEO cabs.
Effects: Bass POD xt.plus floorboard, octavers, Q-tron, BOSS analog bass synth pedal, if it's squidgy I'll like it.
